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Journey

2012 video game
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Summary

Journey is a video game[1]. Journey ranks in the top 3% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,571 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Spike Video Game Awards[3], Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game[4], Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[5], Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[6], Golden Geek Award for Most Innovative Game[7], British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement[8], British Academy Games Award for Audio Achievement[9], British Academy Games Award for Game Design[10], British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer[11], British Academy Games Award for Music[12]
  • Director: Jenova Chen[13]
  • Composer: Austin Wintory[14]
  • Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment[15], Annapurna Interactive[16]
  • Genre: action-adventure game[17], art game[18], walking simulator[19]
  • Producer: Robin Hunicke[20]
  • Performer: Austin Wintory[21]
  • Developer: thatgamecompany[22]
  • Operating system: iOS[23]
  • Commons category: Journey (video game)[24]
  • Platform: PlayStation 3[25], PlayStation 4[26], iOS[27], Microsoft Windows[28]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[29], co-op mode[30]
  • Soundtrack release: Journey – Original Soundtrack[31]
  • Language of work or name: English[32]
  • Software engine: PhyreEngine[33]
  • Distribution format: Blu-ray Disc[34], digital distribution[35]
  • Review score: 92/100[36], 92.60%[37], 9.0/10[38], 8.0/10[39], 10/10[40], 93/100[41], 96%[42], 96/100[43]
  • Input device: DualShock[44], touchscreen[45]
  • Country of origin: United States[46]
  • Publication date: March 13, 2012[47], March 14, 2012[48], March 15, 2012[49], July 21, 2015[50], July 23, 2015[51]
  • Distributed by: Epic Games Store[52], Steam[53], PlayStation Now[54], App Store (Apple)[55], PlayStation Store[56]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone[57]
  • CERO rating: A (All ages)[58]
  • Official website: http://thatgamecompany.com/journey/[59]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 7[60]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[61]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[62]

  • First release date: 2012-04-10[63]

  • Genre(s): classical, electronic, modern classical[64]

  • Community tags: classical, electronic, game, modern classical, score, soundtrack, vgm, video game, video game music[65]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d1850227-c7c7-42c8-b469-6e99023412de[66]

Why It Matters

Journey has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Journey is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

Journey has been cited as an influence by Alto's Adventure[69], a video game[70].

FAQs

What awards did Journey receive?

Honors received include Spike Video Game Awards[3], Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game[4], Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[5], and Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[6].

Who did Journey influence?

Journey has been cited as an influence by Alto's Adventure[69].

Related Entities

Blu-ray Disc DualShock iOS Jenova Chen Kellee Santiago Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Sony Interactive Entertainment thatgamecompany touchscreen United States

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [64] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [65] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [66] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [69] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [70] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Loosewind · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cybersport.ru game id → journey
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cybersport.ru game id: journey, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142719866|Journey (#142719866)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5102|Cybersport.ru]] #mix'"
  2. 9w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 38174, 38349
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Usk id: 38174, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142826850|Journey (#142826850)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Journey_2012
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Journey_2012, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → journey
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: journey, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  5. 16w ago · Teiron · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → video game
    Has characteristic → indie game
    Game mode → single-player video game, co-op mode
    Usk rating → USK 6
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gry-online game id: 10575, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180140955|Podróż (#180140955)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n'm"
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